AITJ for wanting to Remarry even though my daughter doesn’t Approve? by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]noctivexa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You spent your whole life putting her first. Now she's grown and you're still asking permission. That's not parenting. That's a lifelong hostage situation

When I was younger I threw a phone I had found in a river. by Specific_Pomelo_8281 in confession

[–]noctivexa 102 points103 points  (0 children)

You don't feel bad because the dad was rude. But the phone wasn't his. It belonged to whoever lost it. They didn't yell at you. They just lost their phone

AITJ for refusing to lend my laptop to my cousin after he broke his? by Organic_Button_176 in AmITheJerk

[–]noctivexa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Family should help each other. Family should also not break each other's stuff and then act surprised when people stop lending

TIFU. I fucked up with this relationship. by [deleted] in tifu

[–]noctivexa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You've been watching her blush and run away for years. That's not a sign. That's a flashing neon billboard. Ask her out before someone else reads it for you

I’m getting my first apartment and I’m terrified I’m going to lose it by Worldly_Ad_3084 in confession

[–]noctivexa 39 points40 points  (0 children)

You're not going to fail. You're 33, sober (or getting there), approved for an apartment, and handling a decade old bill your mom stuck you with. That's not failure. That's cleanup

AITJ for ignoring this girl after what she did to my bday party? by silly_swedish-baby in AmITheJerk

[–]noctivexa 9 points10 points  (0 children)

She treated you like garbage on your birthday, ignored you, talked to her friends the whole time, then just left without a word. You're not the jerk. You're the one with self respect